The Kills discography

The Kills discography
The Kills live at Koko in London, February 25, 2008
Studio albums6
EPs4
Live albums1
Singles19
Video albums1
Music videos16
Compilation contributions2

The Kills are an Anglo-American indie rock band formed by American vocalist Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince. Since 2002, The Kills have released six studio albums, four extended plays, nineteen singles, sixteen music videos, a documentary, and have contributed original material to two compilations. The Kills debuted in 2002 with the Black Rooster EP, released on Domino Records. The duo's debut full-length album, Keep on Your Mean Side, was released the following year. The album peaked at number 47 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart, while the single "Fried my Little Brains" peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The Kills followed up with No Wow in 2005 and Midnight Boom in 2008, both of which were also released on Domino. No Wow was the first of the group's releases to chart in the United States, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard "Top Heatseekers" chart.[2] No Wow also charted in the UK, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The group's third album, Midnight Boom charted in a total of nine countries, including the album's first appearance on the Billboard 200 at number 133.[2] Between The Kills' 16 singles, five have charted in the United Kingdom.[1] A tour documentary titled I Hate the Way You Love was included with a limited number of copies of No Wow.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[4][1] 		US
[2] 		AUS
[5] 		AUT
[6] 		BEL
(FL)
[7] 		FRA
[8] 		GER
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		SCO
[11] 		SWI
[12]
Keep on Your Mean Side
  • Released: 1 April 2003
  • Label: Domino (#124)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 47 — — — — 75 — — 40 —
No Wow
  • Released: 21 February 2005
  • Label: Domino (#149)
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • Early copies included documentary
    I Hate the Way You Love.[3]
 56 —[A] — — 28 22 — 96 49 —
Midnight Boom
  • Released: 10 March 2008
  • Label: Domino (#164)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 47 133 —[B] 66 13 23 — 68 52 56
Blood Pressures
  • Released: 4 April 2011
  • Label: Domino (#283)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 40 37 43 31 16 8 33 38 36 16
Ash & Ice
  • Released: 3 June 2016
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
 18 45 21 15 25 11 25 51 12 14
God Games
  • Released: 27 October 2023
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 66 —[C] — 39 139 46 31 — 16 70
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Indie
[16]
Live at Third Man Records
  • Released: 25 June 2013
  • Recorded: 10 October 2012
  • Label: Third Man (#188)
  • Formats: 12-inch LP
 —
Live at Electric Lady Studios
  • Released: 21 April 2018
  • Recorded: 14 February 2017
  • Label: Electric Lady Records (#002)
  • Formats: 12-inch LP
  • Limited RSD 2018 Release (2700 copies)
 40

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Indie
[4] 		US
Sales
[17] 		FRA
[8]
Little Bastards
  • Released: 11 December 2020[18]
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, digital
 38 51 140

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Sales
[19] 		US
Heat
[13]
Black Rooster EP
  • Released: 28 May 2002
  • Label: Domino (#144)
  • Formats: CD, 12-inch EP
 14 —
Fried My Little Brains
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD, 10-inch EP, 7-inch EP
 — —
Run Home Slow
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Formats: CD
  • Released only in the United States
 — —
Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)
  • Released: 20 January 2009[20]
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: digital
 — 39
The Last Goodbye
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: CD
 10 —
Echo Home Non-Electric EP
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Domino
  • Formats: 10-inch, digital
 64 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4] 		UK
Indie
[4] 		US
Dance
[21] 		AUS
Hit.
[22] 		BEL
(WA)
Tip
[23] 		CZ
Rock
[24] 		FRA
[8] 		MEX
[25] 		SCO
[26] 		SPA
[27]
"Fuck the People" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — Keep on Your Mean Side
"Fried My Little Brains" 55 5 — — — — — — 58 —
"Pull a U"[28] 80 17 — — — — — — — —
"The Good Ones" 2005 23 2 — — — — — — 26 — No Wow
"Love Is a Deserter"[29] 44 4 — — — — — — 37 —
"No Wow" 2006 53 7 — — — — — — 47 —
"U.R.A. Fever"[30] 2008 —[D] 5 — — — — — — 38 — Midnight Boom
"Cheap and Cheerful"[31] — 40 — — — — — — — —
"Last Day of Magic"[32] —[E] 6 — — — — — — 92 —
"Tape Song" —[F] 5 — — — — 81 — 46 —
"Black Balloon" 2009 —[G] 13 — — — — 74 — 40 —
"Willow Weep for Me"[36] — — — — — — — — — — His Way, Our Way
"Satellite"[37] 2011 —[H] — 10 18 33 13 — 30 — — Blood Pressures
"Future Starts Slow" —[I] — — 15 27 — — 34 — —
"Baby Says"[38] —[J] — — — — — — — — —
"The Last Goodbye"[40] 2012 —[K] — — — — — — 47 — 45
"Doing It to Death" 2016 — — — — — 13 — 37 — — Ash & Ice
"Heart of a Dog" — — — — — — — 41 — —
"Siberian Nights" — — — — — — — — — —
"List of Demands (Reparations)" 2018 —[L] — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"New York" / "LA Hex"[43] 2023 —[M] — — — — — — — — — God Games
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
  1. ^ No Wow did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 18 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[13]
  2. ^ Midnight Boom did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.[14]
  3. ^ God Games did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 49 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.[15]
  4. ^ "U.R.A. Fever" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the UK Physical Chart.[4]
  5. ^ "Last Day of Magic" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 53 on the UK Physical Chart.[33]
  6. ^ "Tape Song" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Physical Chart.[34]
  7. ^ "Black Balloon" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 57 on the UK Physical Chart.[35]
  8. ^ "Satellite" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the UK Physical Chart.[4]
  9. ^ "Future Starts Slow" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the UK Physical Chart.[4]
  10. ^ "Baby Says" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the UK Physical Chart.[39]
  11. ^ "The Last Goodbye" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number ten on the UK Physical Chart.[41]
  12. ^ "List of Demands (Reparations)" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the UK Physical Chart.[42]
  13. ^ "New York" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the UK Physical Chart.[4]

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2003 "Fried My Little Brains"[44] Grant Gee
2005 "Kissy Kissy"[45] Morgan Lebus
"The Good Ones"[46] Rojo
"Love is a Deserter"[47] Mark Davis
"No Wow"[45] Kenneth Cappello
2007 "U.R.A. Fever"[48] Sophie Muller
2008 "Cheap and Cheerful"[49]
"Last Day of Magic"[50]
"Tape Song"[51] Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart
2009 "Black Balloon"[52] Kenneth Cappello
2011 "Satellite"[53] Sophie Muller
"Future Starts Slow"[54] Philip Andelman
"Baby Says"[55] Ben Crook
2012 "The Last Goodbye"[56] Samantha Morton
"Wild Charms"[57] Kenneth Cappello
2016 "Doing It to Death"[58] Wendy Morgan
"Heart Of A Dog"[59] Sophie Muller
"Siberian Nights"[60] Giovanni Ribisi
"Impossible Tracks"[61] Ellis Bahl
2018 "List of Demands (Reparations)"[62] Ben Strebel
2020 "Raise Me" (Demo)[63] Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart
"I Put A Spell On You"[64] unknown
"Passion is Accurate"[65]
"Blue Moon"[66] Jamie Hince
"Weed Killer"[67] Sally Walker Hudecki
2021 "The Search For Cherry Red"[68] Chris Steyer, unknown
2023 "LA Hex"[69] Andrew Theodore Balasia
"New York"[70]
"103"[71] Steven Sebring
"Wasterpiece"[72] Noel Paul

Original contributions to compilations

Year Track Compilation Label
2002 "Restaurant Blouse"[A][73] If the Twenty-First Century didn't Exist it
Would be Necessary to Invent It 		5 Rue Christine
2005 "I Call It Art" Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited Virgin/Verve Forecast

^ A Credited as "VV and Hotel"

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